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Ocean health is moving into a danger zone, with rampant human-caused carbon dioxide emissions having already pushed ocean ...

Ocean acidity is one of the key markers of Earth's health, because if it tips too far towards acidic then the results can be ...

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The Chatham Rise, east of Christchurch, where a trawler bought up 6,000kg of protected stony coral at the end of 2024, was ...

The UN Ocean conference has been heralded a success, with more countries ratifying a key treaty to protect marine life and ...

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